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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2017-10-02 | 2 | Commissioner Henneberry nominated Vice Chair Dieter as Chair and Commissioner Little as Vice Chair. Commissioner Schwartz seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4. [Absent: Chair Foreman - 1.] COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Schwartz stated there was a recent California Supreme Court case that directly addresses the California Public Records Request Act; inquired whether the Assistant City Attorney could share more information on the case. The Assistant City Attorney stated the California Supreme Court ruled on whether or not an email on a personal electronic device is considered public record; the California Supreme Court stated public records requests need to involve factual findings and materials from a personal device may be reviewed so long as it is relevant to the inquiry; further stated that Alameda has not had such a request since the Supreme Court ruling. Commissioner Schwartz stated a balancing test would eventually be developed so requests are not overly invasive, especially for public officials and volunteer commissioners/board members. Chair Dieter inquired the time frame of the annual report, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded the report will be provided at the next meeting. Chair Dieter stated the City Council discussed bringing its Rules of Order to the Open Government Commission for feedback; inquired the status. The Assistant City Attorney responded a Council subcommittee will review the Rules of Order and plans to do so in conjunction with the Open Government Commission; stated it has not happened due to the current Council workload; the City Manager placed the item on the referral status spreadsheet; he will provide a status update to the Commission. In response to Commissioner Schwartz inquiry on the time frame, the Assistant City Attorney stated he will have a better idea of the time frame once the Council is able to begin addressing the items on the spreadsheet; hopefully, it will be reviewed and placed on the next Open Government Commission meeting agenda in February. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chair Dieter adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m. in honor of the Las Vegas shooting victims. Meeting Open Government Commission February 6, 2017 2 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2017-10-02.pdf |